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Over the course of the 6 days, we will create an unorthodox herbarium, using diverse observation and recording methods, to share stories of a local environment through an exhibition and publication(s)
We will produce a collection of outputs that act as a shared guide:
︎︎︎ An exhibition to present to local residents and participants
︎︎︎ Personal artefacts and new methods for participants to take home
︎︎︎ A lasting contribution that remains in the place and can be shared with future residents
We will experiment with different methods of recording:
︎︎︎ printing methods (anthotype with spices, monoprinting)
︎︎︎ shadow drawing
︎︎︎ frottage
︎︎︎ cooking
︎︎︎ foraging
︎︎︎ tile making
︎︎︎ publishing
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Syllabus:
︎ The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction, by Ursula K. Le Guin ︎︎︎
︎ Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective (1988) by Donna Haraway ︎︎︎
︎ A Field Guide to Roadside Wildflowers At Full Speed, Chris Helzer ︎︎︎
︎ Dissident Botany: On Barricades and Rosa Luxemburg’s Herbarium, Errant podcast ︎︎︎
︎ Dark Botany: The Herbarium Tales
edited by Prudence Gibson, Sigi Jöttkandt, Marie Sierra and Anna Westbrook ︎︎︎
︎ What Plants Were Called before They Had a Name, Philipp Spillmann ︎︎︎
︎ Endangered Herbarium, a project by fragment ︎︎︎
About
The workshop explores how ecological knowledge can be gathered, understood, and shared through acts of foraging and archiving. Whether we are collecting plants, materials, stories, or ways of knowing, participants will experiment with how local ecosystems can inform visual aesthetics, and how materials themselves can become storytellers of place, ecology, and culture.
During the week, we will work with different kinds of recording and sharing (plant observations and analysis, printing, book making, casting), while we are guided by locals to explore the surrounding plant life. This will culminate in an unorthodox herbarium exhibition, welcoming the local communities to celebrate and discuss with us over a meal.
This is an exploration of situated knowledges and shared processes: how knowledge circulates, how materials can serve as archival devices, and how creative practice can become a form of ecological attention.
TUTORS
Emilie Loiseleur
Irene Albino
Who is this for: Designers, artists, plant lovers, curious wanderers.
When: 30 Aug- 6 Sept 2026
Where: Alta Langa, Piedmont, Italy
Hosted by: Banca del Fare is a project committed to educational activities that use natural materials and ecological solutions, contributing to interventions for the protection of the built heritage and the enhancement of the territory.
Food and accommodation provided.
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Emilie Loiseleur and Irene Albino are Graphic Designers and Educators.Emilie is interested in visual storytelling and different ways of making knowledge public, while Irene’s practice lies in the intersection of craft and ecological knowledge.
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Visit Banca Del Fare ︎︎︎ to know more about the location, costs and accomodation
Contact ︎︎︎ Emilié ︎︎︎ | Irene ︎︎︎
The workshop explores how ecological knowledge can be gathered, understood, and shared through acts of foraging and archiving. Whether we are collecting plants, materials, stories, or ways of knowing, participants will experiment with how local ecosystems can inform visual aesthetics, and how materials themselves can become storytellers of place, ecology, and culture.
During the week, we will work with different kinds of recording and sharing (plant observations and analysis, printing, book making, casting), while we are guided by locals to explore the surrounding plant life. This will culminate in an unorthodox herbarium exhibition, welcoming the local communities to celebrate and discuss with us over a meal.
This is an exploration of situated knowledges and shared processes: how knowledge circulates, how materials can serve as archival devices, and how creative practice can become a form of ecological attention.
TUTORS
Emilie Loiseleur
Irene Albino
Who is this for: Designers, artists, plant lovers, curious wanderers.
When: 30 Aug- 6 Sept 2026
Where: Alta Langa, Piedmont, Italy
Hosted by: Banca del Fare is a project committed to educational activities that use natural materials and ecological solutions, contributing to interventions for the protection of the built heritage and the enhancement of the territory.
Food and accommodation provided.
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Emilie Loiseleur and Irene Albino are Graphic Designers and Educators.Emilie is interested in visual storytelling and different ways of making knowledge public, while Irene’s practice lies in the intersection of craft and ecological knowledge.
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Visit Banca Del Fare ︎︎︎ to know more about the location, costs and accomodation
Contact ︎︎︎ Emilié ︎︎︎ | Irene ︎︎︎